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Pundits variously said Quayle's withdrawal revealed: 1) moderates' control of the GOP; 2) the influence of money over presidential politics; and 3) Quayle's lingering reputation "as a lightweight" ( New York Times ). McCain framed himself as the candidate of patriotism and integrity, promising to reform campaign finance and strengthen national defense.
Although this is a picayunish point, consider that wrestlers are also divided up, according to the author, into lightweight, featherweight, welterweight, middleweight , and heavyweight , as are boxers.
Yet, among top-flight evolutionary biologists, Gould is considered a pest--not just a lightweight, but an actively muddled man who has warped the public's understanding of Darwinism.
David Bowman (the Village Voice ) calls Short History "an amusing but lightweight read" and notes that "even Mick Jagger had a more rigorous take on the subject ...
First of all, he name-drops so often even Dick Cavett is embarrassed for him, and his commentary is so lightweight it makes our exchanges in "Breakfast Table" read like a dialogue between Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Plato.